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Wired Magazine and The New Atheism

scott — Tue, 04/22/2008 - 13:23

Wired magazine has been publishing increasingly liberal material over the last 2 years.

I have had a subscription to Wired Magazine for almost 2 years now. The magazine usually has great technical articles on a wide variety of subjects ranging from new gadgets to scientific topics. The November issue arrived in late October with the cover story that read "The New Atheism: No Heaven. No Hell. Just Science. Inside the crusade against religion." I was immediately displeased as I normally look forward to reading the main article and this focus wasn't going to be pleasurable.

That night I lay down before falling asleep and began to leaf through the magazine. I came across the article and decided that I would read a little bit to find out the point of the article. At this point I think it is necessary to mention that I believe it is important to stay sharp as a Christian. This means being aware of contrary points of views that are not from the same belief system as my own. I find that this assists me while discussing with non-believers the reasons why Christ died for me and for them.

The article basically stated that a new atheism movement had been gaining moment and that its main target was religion. The followers of this movement feel that anyone who believes in a god, and they make a point to say any god, is essentially unintelligent and a dishonest. It was however interesting that while they mentioned religion as a whole the article and its followers targeted Christianity specifically in the majority of their focus.

I probably could have stomached much of the material if not for the author making a point to discuss how he felt that the atheists had a very strong case and that he couldn’t find fault in what they were saying. Rather then writing from an un-biased stand point that author decided he wanted to contribute his two cents as if to attempt to convince the reader that belief in God is absurd.

I sat disappointed and pondered what place an article like this had in Wired Magazine. Furthermore, I can’t understand why Wired would want to alienate part of their reader base by showcasing such a disgusting piece. I don’t believe that I will be renewing my subscription to what seems to be turning into a very liberal circulation.

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